inclusion of header files lead to derived works

[Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>]

Hello,

some people tried to compare header files with words in a dictionary.

I think this is flawed. A header file consists of

* function names,
* function arguments,
* macro definition,
* inline code,
* type declarations

Furthermore, those are the realization of a concept, which constitutes a
copyrightable amount of work.

Any binary that was produced by incorporating header files from some work is
therefore (partially) derived from this work.

Thanks,
Marcus

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